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Today is #StudentPressFreedom Day

Today is #StudentPressFreedom Day, and a great way to celebrate is by taking action for student press freedom! Join us and our friends @splc today and they’ll help you do just that in your own community. Sign up for one of the two advocacy sessions here: https://splc.org/2023/02/take-action-for-student-press-freedom-day/ FULL LIST OF TODAY’S EVENTS Bravely Advocate this Student…

National Society of Newspaper Columnists Honors Roy Roberts

The National Society of Newspaper Columnists (NSNC) has honored Mr. Roy Roberts of Normal, Illinois as an “Honorary Lifetime Member” of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Lori Duff, president of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists was joined by Ginny McCabe, executive director of NSNC, to present the honor to Mr. Roberts on the…

Student Press Freedom Day – Feb. 23, 2023

Join us for the fifth annual Student Press Freedom Day on Feb. 23, 2023, as student journalists across the United States raise awareness of the challenges they face, celebrate their contributions to their schools and communities, and take actions to protect and restore their First Amendment freedoms. National Society of Newspaper Columnists is a partner…

NSNC Wishes Longtime Columnist Roy Roberts Happy 101st Birthday!

Ginny McCabe, executive director of National Society of Newspaper Columnists had the the honor of interviewing 100-year-old columnist Roy Roberts about his more than 70-years of column writing. (That’s about 3,500 columns – Wow!) Mr. Roberts of Normal, Illinois pens a weekly column for the Cass County Star Gazette called “Trivia Too” and he’s also…

Report For America – Jan. 30 Deadline to Apply

Report for America has 50+ journalism jobs open throughout the country, and the application deadline is one week away! Graduating journalism students, alumni and colleagues have until January 30th to apply, you can find the application here. As you can see here, it’s an incredible range of beats and news organizations—large and small; radio, TV,…

NSNC January Newsletter – Out Now

NSNC January Newsletter Out Now: https://conta.cc/3QHzyKn Don’t forget to register for “Indie Publishing: What’s the Big Deal?” with Jim Azevedor on Feb. 3 at noon. Sign up by 11:159 p.m. on Sun., 1/15 and save!

Join Us for Student Press Freedom Day – Feb. 23

Join us for the fifth annual Student Press Freedom Day on Feb. 23, 2023, as student journalists across the United States raise awareness of the challenges they face, celebrate their contributions to their schools and communities, and take actions to protect and restore their First Amendment freedoms. The Student Press Law Center (SPLC) created Student Press Freedom Day to give student journalists a platform to…

Submit Your Entries – Annual Columnist Contest

Annual Columnist Contest National Society of Newspaper Columnists Annual Columnist Contest Opens: January 1, 2023, 8:00 a.m. (EST). Closes: March 31, 2023, 11:59 p.m. (EST). Details at this link. General Guidelines Please be aware that if you are new to Submittable, you will have to create an account on the Submittable site in order to submit your…

Happy New Year! NSNC Annual Contest Opens Today!

Happy New Year NSNC Family! May every happiness be yours in 2023! I’m super excited because today’s the big day that we kick off our annual contest! Here’s the link to enter your best workhttps://nsnc.submittable.com/submit Good luck to all!

Virtual Webinar “Yes, Your Writing Is a Business” with Lori B. Duff

NSNC to Present a Virtual Webinar “Yes, Your Writing Is a Business” with Lori B. Duff – Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 8 p.m. EST You’re Invited to Attend! What: National Society of Newspaper Columnists will present a virtual webinar with Lori B. Duff – “Yes, Your Writing is a Business!” When: Wed., Nov. 30 at 8…

Save the Date!

What: Online webinar presented by NSNC with Lori B. Duff – “Yes, Your Writing is a Business!” When: Wed., Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. EST Session Description: Licenses? Contracts? Accounting? Estate planning? What does any of that have to do with the art of writing? A lot! (Or maybe everything.) Judge Lori B. Duff will explain what you…